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{{WNBA season
| team = Connecticut Sun
| year = 2009
| attendance = 6,794
| wins = 16
| losses = 18
| conf = Eastern
| conf_place = 6th
| coach = [[Mike Thibault]]
| arena = [[Mohegan Sun Arena]]
| points = [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (16.7)
| rebounds = [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (6.3)
| assists = [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (4.6)
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| television = [[WCTX]]
}}

The [[2009 WNBA season]] was the 11th season for the [[Connecticut Sun]] franchise of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]. It is their seventh in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to advance to the [[WNBA Playoffs]] for the seventh consecutive season, but did not qualify for the postseason.

==Offseason==

===Dispersal Draft===
Based on the Sun's 2008 record, they would pick 10th in the [[Houston Comets]] [[dispersal draft]]. The Sun waived their pick.

===WNBA draft===
The following are the Sun's selections in the [[2009 WNBA draft]].
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#14345B; color:#ffc322;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#14345B; color:#ffc322;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#14345B; color:#ffc322;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#14345B; color:#ffc322;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#14345B; color:#ffc322;" width="10%"| School/team/country
|-
| 1
| 10
| [[Chante Black (basketball)|Chante Black]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Duke University|Duke]]
|-
| 2
| 17 (from [[Minnesota Lynx|Minn.]])
| Lyndra Littles
| {{USA}}
| [[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
|-
| 3
| 36
| Alba Torrens
| {{ESP}}
| [[Spain]]
|-
|}<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628114452/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html |date=2009-06-28 }}</ref>

==Transactions==
*July 4: The Sun waived Lauren Ervin due to the arrival of Sandrine Gruda.
*June 28: The Sun waived Barbara Turner due to the arrival of Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota.
*June 19: The Sun signed [[Tan White]] and waived [[Kristi Cirone]].
*June 5: The Sun waived Lyndra Littles, Danielle Page and Carrem Gay.
*June 3: The Sun claimed Kiesha Brown off waivers.
*June 1: The Sun waived Ketia Swanier and Ashley Hayes.
*April 20: The Sun signed Carrem Gay to a training camp contract.
*April 20: The Sun announced that Tamika Raymond would sit out the 2009 season.
*April 13: The Sun announced Jamie Carey's retirement.
*April 13: The Sun signed Ashley Hayes to a training camp contract.
*April 10: The Sun signed [[Kristi Cirone]] to a training camp contract.
*February 13: The Sun signed Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota to a training camp contract.
*January 23: The Sun signed Lauren Ervin to a rookie-scale contract.
*January 21: The Sun signed Barbara Turner, Kerri Gardin, and Danielle Page for the 2009 season.
*January 7: The Sun signed Kerri Gardin and Danielle Page to training camp contracts.
<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2009.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|March 14, 2008
| width=375|'''To [[Connecticut Sun]]'''
| width=375|'''To [[Minnesota Lynx]]'''
|-
| Minnesota's second-round 2009 Draft pick and [[Tamika Raymond]]
| Connecticut's second-round 2009 Draft pick and [[Kristen Rasmussen]]
|}

===Free agents===
{{col-begin}}{{col-break|width=52%}}

====Additions====

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:140px"|'''Player''' || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:100px"|'''Signed''' || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:210px"|'''Former team'''
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Kerri Gardin]]'''|| January 21, 2009 || [[Connecticut Sun|re-signed]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota]]'''|| February 13, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Kiesha Brown]]'''|| June 3, 2009 || [[Washington Mystics]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Tan White]]'''|| June 19, 2009 || [[Indiana Fever]]
|}

{{col-break}}

====Subtractions====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center"  bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:140px"|'''Player''' || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:100px"|'''Left''' || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322; width:210px"|'''New team'''
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Jamie Carey]]'''|| April 13, 2009 || [[retirement|retired]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Tamika Raymond]]'''|| April 20, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Ketia Swanier]]'''|| June 1, 2009 || [[Phoenix Mercury]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''Lyndra Littles'''|| June 5, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''Danielle Page'''|| June 5, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Barbara Turner (basketball)|Barbara Turner]]'''|| June 28, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Lauren Ervin]]'''|| July 4, 2009 || [[free agent]]
|- style="height:40px"
| '''[[Svetlana Abrosimova]]'''|| 2009 || [[free agent]]
|}{{col-end}}

==Roster==
{{sports roster
| team=Connecticut Sun
| season = 2009
| style = WNBA
| players =
<!-- list of players -->
{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Chante | last = Black | link = Chante Black (basketball) | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 188 | college = Duke | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Kiesha | last = Brown | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 134 | college = Georgia | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 41 | first = Kerri | last = Gardin | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | college = Virginia Tech | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 7 | first = Sandrine | last = Gruda | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | from = France | nat = FRA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 1 | first = Amber | last = Holt | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 167 | from = Middle Tennessee State | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = Anete | last = Jēkabsone-Žogota | pos = SG | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 180 | from = Latvia | nat = Latvia }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 15 | first = Asjha | last = Jones | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 198 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 31 | first = Erin | last = Phillips | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 162 | from = Australia | nat = AUS }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Lindsay | last = Whalen | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 150 | college = Minnesota | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 20 | first = Tan | last = White | pos = SG | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 154 | college = Mississippi State | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 00 | first = Tamika | last = Whitmore | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = Memphis | nat = USA }}
<!-- end list of players -->
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Mike|last=Thibault|college=St. Martin's University}}
| asst_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Scott|last=Hawk|nolink=1|college=Nebraska-Omaha}}
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Bernadette|last=Mattox|college=Georgia}}
| str_cond =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Jodi|last=Hopkins|nolink=1|college=Ohio}}
| ath_train =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Jeremy|last=Norman|nolink=1|college=Keene State College}}
| roster_url = http://www.wnba.com/sun/roster/
| accessdate = 2009-07-04
}}

==Season standings==
{{2009 WNBA Eastern Conference standings|team=CON}}

==Schedule==

===Preseason===
{{Game log start|title=}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#092C57; color:#FFC322|title= 2009 Game Log: Preseason| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || May 22 || 7:00pm || [[New York Liberty|New York]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090529204549/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090522/NYLCON/boxscore.html 74-62] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (11) || [[Chante Black|Black]] (7) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 5,578 || 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || May 27 || 7:30pm || @ [[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111011130317/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090527/CONATL/boxscore.html 73-76] || [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]] (18) || [[Chante Black|Black]], [[Lauren Ervin|Ervin]] (6) || [[Ketia Swanier|Swanier]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[Philips Arena]] <br> 4,980 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || May 31 || 7:00pm || [[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090603124458/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090531/LASCON/boxscore.html 77-80] || [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]] (11) || [[Lyndra Littles|Littles]] (8) || [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]], [[Ketia Swanier|Swanier]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,630 || 1-2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

===Regular season===
{{Game log start|style=background:#092C57; color:#FFC322|title= 2009 Game Log: Regular Season}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#B22222; color:white|title=June| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || June 6 || 4:00pm || [[Washington Mystics|Washington]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609101235/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090606/WASCON/boxscore.html 70-82] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (22) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (6) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (4) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 7,191 || 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 2 || June 7 || 4:00pm || @ [[New York Liberty|New York]] || [[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090610161659/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090607/CONNYL/boxscore.html 66-57] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (14) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (12) || [[Kiesha Brown|Brown]], [[Kristi Cirone|Cirone]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]], [[Tamika Whitmore|Whitmore]] (2) || [[Madison Square Garden]] <br> 13,397 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || June 14 || 3:00pm || [[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090617065422/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090614/ATLCON/boxscore.html 62-67] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (16) || [[Chante Black|Black]] (9) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,429 || 1-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4 || June 16 || 8:00pm || @ [[Chicago Sky|Chicago]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090619103358/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090616/CONCHI/boxscore.html 75-78] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Tamika Whitmore|Whitmore]] (16) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (5) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (8) || [[UIC Pavilion]] <br> 2,396 || 1-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 5 || June 19 || 7:00pm || [[Chicago Sky|Chicago]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090623051200/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090619/CHICON/boxscore.html 91-61] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (17) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (11) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (7) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 5,892 || 2-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 6 || June 21 || 3:00pm || [[San Antonio Silver Stars|San Antonio]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090624034924/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090621/SANCON/boxscore.html 71-58] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (19) || [[Chante Black|Black]] (8) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Barbara Turner (basketball)|Turner]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,928 || 3-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 7 || June 27 || 7:00pm || [[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090629235436/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090627/ATLCON/boxscore.html 82-68] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (24) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (12) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,264 || 4-3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#B22222; color:white|title=July| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8 || July 2 || 7:00pm || @ [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[FSN Indiana|FSI]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090705081613/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090702/CONIND/boxscore.html 53-67] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (11) || [[Chante Black|Black]] (8) || [[Kiesha Brown|Brown]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]], [[Tan White|White]] (3) || [[Conseco Fieldhouse]] <br> 6,468 || 4-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 9 || July 5 || 6:00pm || @ [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709041522/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090705/CONDET/boxscore.html 95-92 (OT)] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (23) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]], [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (6) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (5) || [[Palace of Auburn Hills]] <br> 6,981 || 5-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10 || July 7 || 7:30pm || @ [[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090711082416/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090707/CONATL/boxscore.html 67-72] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Tan White|White]] (14) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]], [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Tan White|White]] (6) || [[Kiesha Brown|Brown]] (4) || [[Philips Arena]] <br> 6,225 || 5-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11 || July 11 || 7:00pm || [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715045136/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090711/DETCON/boxscore.html 77-79 (OT)] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (23) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (10) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,342 || 5-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 12 || July 14 || 7:00pm || [[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]] || [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN2]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090717110046/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090714/LASCON/boxscore.html 82-71] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (24) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (6) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,612 || 6-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || July 17 || 8:00pm || @ [[San Antonio Silver Stars|San Antonio]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090720221305/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090717/CONSAN/boxscore.html 72-64] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (17) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (7) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[AT&T Center]] <br> 9,524 || 7-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 14 || July 19 || 3:00pm || [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090722121750/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090719/INDCON/boxscore.html 67-61] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (15) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (9) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (6) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,517 || 8-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 15 || July 22 || 7:00pm || [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090725173707/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090722/SACCON/boxscore.html 83-75] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (28) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (10) || [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]] (7) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 5,675 || 9-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16 || July 28 || 7:30pm|| [[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]] || [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN2]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090801093309/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090728/PHOCON/boxscore.html 80-95] || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (15) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (8) || [[Amber Holt|Holt]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (4) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 7,739 || 9-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || July 30 || 8:00pm || @ [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]] || [[FSN Indiana|FSI]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090802092802/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090730/CONIND/boxscore.html 85-94 (OT)] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (21) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (10) || 5 players (3) || [[Conseco Fieldhouse]] <br> 6,538 || 9-8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#B22222; color:white|title=August| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 18 || August 1 || 7:00pm || @ [[Chicago Sky|Chicago]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090805080347/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090801/CONCHI/boxscore.html 72-84] || [[Tan White|White]] (16) || [[Tan White|White]] (6) || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (6) || [[UIC Pavilion]] <br> 3,071 || 9-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19 || August 2 || 6:00pm || @ [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090806011016/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090802/CONDET/boxscore.html 83-65] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (22) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (8) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (4) || [[Palace of Auburn Hills]] <br> 7,814 || 10-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 20 || August 7 || 8:00pm || @ [[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[FSN-N]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090811164746/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090807/CONMIN/boxscore.html 88-95] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (21) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]], [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (6) || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (7) || [[Target Center]] <br> 8,134 || 10-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || August 9 || 3:00pm || [[Washington Mystics|Washington]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090812095806/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090809/WASCON/boxscore.html 96-67] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (16) || [[Amber Holt|Holt]] (8) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,528 || 11-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22 || August 13 || 7:00pm || [[Seattle Storm|Seattle]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090816155959/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090813/SEACON/boxscore.html 64-53] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (14) || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (10) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (7) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,983 || 12-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23 || August 14 || 7:00pm || @ [[Washington Mystics|Washington]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818022208/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090814/CONWAS/boxscore.html 89-91 (2OT)] || [[Asjha Jones|Jones]] (23) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (10) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]] <br> 9,738 || 12-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 24 || August 19 || 7:00pm || [[New York Liberty|New York]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090822061818/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090819/NYLCON/boxscore.html 74-69] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (20) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (10) || [[Tan White|White]] (6) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,050 || 13-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 25 || August 21 || 7:30pm || @ [[New York Liberty|New York]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[MSG (TV network)|MSG]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090826104145/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090821/CONNYL/boxscore.html 83-85 (OT)] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (24) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (12) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (7) || [[Madison Square Garden]] <br> 9,355 || 13-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 26 || August 22 || 7:00pm || [[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090826104302/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090822/MINCON/boxscore.html 98-94] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (21) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (9) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (8) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 7,803 || 14-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27 || August 25 || 7:00pm || [[Detroit Shock|Detroit]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090828012523/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090825/DETCON/boxscore.html 70-90] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (19) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (7) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (8) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,811 || 14-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28 || August 27 || 10:00pm || @ [[Seattle Storm|Seattle]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090830202624/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090827/CONSEA/boxscore.html 74-86] || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (18) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (8) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (5) || [[KeyArena]] <br> 6,588 || 14-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29 || August 29 || 10:00pm || @ [[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090902123039/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090829/CONPHO/boxscore.html 84-95] || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (23) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (13) || [[Kiesha Brown|Brown]], [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]], [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (3) || [[US Airways Center]] <br> 9,977 || 14-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30 || August 30 || 9:30pm || @ [[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[Fox Sports West|FSNW]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090903022503/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090830/CONLAS/boxscore.html 81-91] || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (21) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (7) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (9) || [[STAPLES Center]] <br> 11,072 || 14-16
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#B22222; color:white|title=September| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
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| 31 || September 1 || 10:00pm || @ [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]] ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090905074743/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090901/CONSAC/boxscore.html 70-90] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]], [[Tan White|White]] (13) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (5) || [[Kiesha Brown|Brown]], [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]] (3) || [[ARCO Arena]] <br> 6,015 || 14-17
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| 32 || September 4 || 7:00pm || [[New York Liberty|New York]] || [[NBA TV]]<br>[[MSG (TV network)|MSG]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090908132915/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090904/NYLCON/boxscore.html 88-85 (OT)] || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (23) || [[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|Jekabsone-Zogota]] (7) || [[Lindsay Whalen|Whalen]] (7) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 6,685 || 15-17
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| 33 || September 11 || 7:00pm || @ [[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]]  ||  || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090913002517/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090911/CONATL/boxscore.html 64-88] || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (16) || [[Sandrine Gruda|Gruda]] (6) || 4 players (2) || [[Philips Arena]] <br> 8,644 || 15-18
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| 34 || September 13 || 3:00pm || [[Indiana Fever|Indiana]] || [[WCTX]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922185517/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090913/INDCON/boxscore.html 95-85] || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (23) || [[Kerri Gardin|Gardin]] (8) || [[Erin Phillips|Phillips]] (7) || [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] <br> 9,047 || 16-18
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==Depth==
{| style="text-align: center; background:#000066; color:#FFCC00"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | [[Center (basketball)|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">C</span>]]
| '''[[Sandrine Gruda|<span style="color:#000066;">Sandrine Gruda</span>]]'''
| [[Chante Black|<span style="color:#000066;">Chante Black</span>]]
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | [[Power forward (basketball)|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">PF</span>]]
| '''[[Asjha Jones|<span style="color:#000066;">Asjha Jones</span>]]'''
| [[Tamika Whitmore|<span style="color:#000066;">Tamika Whitmore</span>]]
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | [[Small forward|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">SF</span>]]
| '''[[Tan White|<span style="color:#000066;">Tan White</span>]]'''
| [[Amber Holt|<span style="color:#000066;">Amber Holt</span>]] <span style="color:#000066;">/</span> [[Kerri Gardin|<span style="color:#000066;">Kerri Gardin</span>]]
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | [[Shooting guard|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">SG</span>]]
| '''[[Anete Jekabsone-Zogota|<span style="color:#000066;">Anete Jekabsone-Zogota</span>]]'''
| [[Erin Phillips|<span style="color:#000066;">Erin Phillips</span>]]
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | [[Point guard|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">PG</span>]]
| '''[[Lindsay Whalen|<span style="color:#000066;">Lindsay Whalen</span>]]'''
| [[Kiesha Brown|<span style="color:#000066;">Kiesha Brown</span>]]
|}

==Regular Season Statistics==
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}

===Player statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="15%" | Player
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| {{sort|Black, Chante|'''[[Chante Black (basketball)|Chante Black]]'''}}
| 33 || 8 || 13.0 || 3.2 || 0.2 || 0.39 || 0.82 || 2.9
|-
| {{sort|Brown, Kiesha|'''[[Kiesha Brown]]'''}}
| style="background:#F0E68C"|34 || 0 || 11.6 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 0.38 || 0.09 || 3.8
|-
| {{sort|Cirone, Kristi|'''[[Kristi Cirone]]'''}}
| 4 || 0 || 5.8 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 0.50 || 0.00|| 1.8
|-
| {{sort|Ervin, Lauren|'''[[Lauren Ervin]]'''}}
| 8 || 0 || 7.0 || 1.6 || 0.0 || 0.13 || 0.00 || 2.0
|-
| {{sort|Gardin, Kerri|'''[[Kerri Gardin]]'''}}
| 33 || 23 || 18.1 || 4.3 || 1.2 || 0.76 || 0.73 || 5.5
|-
| {{sort|Gruda, Sandrine|'''[[Sandrine Gruda]]'''}}
| 26 || 25 || 31.2 || style="background:#F0E68C"|6.3 || 1.3 || 0.88 || style="background:#F0E68C"|1.58 || 13.5
|-
| {{sort|Holt, Amber|'''[[Amber Holt]]'''}}
| 23 || 7 || 16.5 || 3.2 || 1.9 || 0.39 || 0.09 || 6.0
|-
| {{sort|Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete|'''[[Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota]]'''}}
| 27 || 16 || 23.9 || 2.9 || 2.2 || 0.33 || 0.00 || 9.4
|-
| {{sort|Jones, Asjha|'''[[Asjha Jones]]'''}}
| 23 || 23 || style="background:#F0E68C"|31.6 || 5.9 || 2.4 || 0.87 || 0.57 || style="background:#F0E68C"|16.7
|-
| {{sort|Phillips, Erin|'''[[Erin Phillips]]'''}}
| 32 || 18 || 23.1 || 3.2 || 2.1 || style="background:#F0E68C"|1.34 || 0.09 || 8.1
|-
| {{sort|Turner, Barbara|'''[[Barbara Turner (basketball)|Barbara Turner]]'''}}
| 7 || 0 || 20.6 || 2.1 || 2.0 || 0.71 || 0.00 || 4.0
|-
| {{sort|Whalen, Lindsay|'''[[Lindsay Whalen]]'''}}
| style="background:#F0E68C"|34 || style="background:#F0E68C"|34 || 29.4 || 4.6 || style="background:#F0E68C"|4.6 || 1.26 || 0.15 || 12.3
|-
| {{sort|White, Tan|'''[[Tan White]]'''}}
| 30 || 15 || 22.0 || 2.7 || 2.2 || 1.17 || 0.30 || 9.5
|-
| {{sort|Whitmore, Tamika|'''[[Tamika Whitmore]]'''}}
| 24 || 1 || 15.7 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 0.38 || 0.13 || 4.4
|}

===Team statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="10%" | Team
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | TO
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PF
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| '''Connecticut Sun'''
| .406 || .316 || .747 || 34.8 || 17.9 || 7.4 || 3.8 || 13.3 || 19.9 || 78.0
|-
| '''Opponents'''
| .426 || .322 || .792 || 37.5 || 15.4 || 7.3 || 3.7 || 16.2 || 20.1 || 78.1
|}

==Awards and honors==
*[[Asjha Jones]] was named ''WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of July 20, 2009.
*[[Sandrine Gruda]] was named ''WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of August 17, 2009.
*[[Asjha Jones]] was named to the [[2009 WNBA All-Star Game|2009 WNBA All-Star Team]] as an Eastern Conference reserve.

==Attendance==
*A sellout for a basketball game at [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] is 9,518.
{| class="wikitable
|+ style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322"|Regular Season Attendance
!width=75 |Year
!width=150|Average: Home
!width=150|Average: Away
!width=100|High
!width=100|Low
!width=75 |Sellouts
!width=150|Total for Year
!width=150|WNBA Game Average
|- align="center"
| '''2009''' || 6,794 (12th) || 7,761 (10th) || 9,047 || 5,675 || 0 || 115,496 || 8,039
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Connecticut Sun}}
{{2009 WNBA season by team}}

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[[Category:2009 WNBA season|Connecticut]]
[[Category:2009 in sports in Connecticut|Connecticut Sun]]